Chase Utley

A user’s manual for the RosenBits column: Wait five seconds and there’ll be another item coming along. Martellus Bennett is expected to show up for the start of training camp and the tight end is expected to stay in camp. But with the Bears fantasist, you never know. Last year, Bennett was suspended failing to work and play well with others. This year, there is the possibility of a holdout, which seems to have diminished like his chances of getting more money. I don’t begrudge Bennett and Matt Forte for wanting all the money they can get, but if they didn’t want to be underpaid, then they shouldn’t have signed the contract. If players don’t...

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A user’s manual for the RosenBits column: Wait five seconds and there’ll be another item coming along.
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